The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-02-10
BOB AS THE BABY.
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Lieutenant Governor Kennedy and HE
Grievance.
He Could Not Get His Own Way and There
fore He win Not Play--He is Also
Said to Have 0uarreltd With
Governor Foraker.

OOLUMbUS. " February O.-Il6 di4-
Jasceful conduct Of Baby Bob Is the
principal topic of discussion among DO
lltieians here. The Republicans are very
sore over his flight from the Speakers
chair, because they expected to 90 into
the next campaign and howl about the
"squaw" Senators who left their seats.
This little piece Of campaign thunder
must now be buried.
But what struck the Republicans like
thunderbolt was the announcement
that Kennedy actually attempted TO sell
out his party to the Democratic Sena-
tors, who spurned the offer. This ls q
bitter cud foy the Republicans to chew.
Who would have thought that Kennedy,
the ideal Republican, the hero Of the
stormy scenes Of last winter, the man
who fought 30 desperately for the Re-
publican party, could stOOp so low as to
sell 1t out, or at least that wing of 1t
which is represented In the Ohio Senate.
This conduct shows plainly that last
winter Kennedy was net fighting for
priD ciples but for nOtOriety. The man,
possessing only average intelligence,
was spoiled by the compliments he re.
ceived from Republicans. He actually
believed he was king of the party, and
its followers should fall down and W0r.
ship. He must have thought this, or
was out of his mind, for he wanted to
denOunce the Republicans in the Senate
IS towards, etc, and then expected six
of them to stand by him In that. A
traitor to his party, q bully and p0r-
fame hypocrite, this yellow dog has sure
ly had his day.
As further proof that Kennedy was
violating the constitution and all pre-.
cedent In his riOtOus ruling, the present
Republican house gave him o direct
slap In the face, as follows:
In the new rules as adopted at the
beginning Of the present session, the
very questions involved 10 Kennedy's
outrage were discussed, and the rules
governing such questions made to read:
In any question which involves the
right of member to seat In he house,
the yeas and nays shall be taken and en-.
tered on the journal. This rule was
among those governing the Senate, but
Kennedy disregsrded It and, In Ousting
the Democratic members from Hamilton
county, refused to have the yeas and
nays taken and entered In the journal,
The next rule provides that no resOlU-
tiOn, which determines or involves the
right OF member to seat In the House,
shall be adopted unless majority of all
the members elected to the House con-
cur therein.
This Il directly opposite to Kennedy's
ruling, and Republican House has
thus established proof that his rulings
last winter were outrageous, UneOnsti-
tntional, and were setting a precedent
which 1t u as dangerous to follow Ken
nedy, it will be remembered, decided
that seventeen, two less than majority,
could expel a member.
He endeaVOred to have the committee
adopt his rHllngs and place them In the
rules of the House, but they refused.
This mad9 Kennedy furious, and he
made another exhibition of littleHess,
which Is characteristic of the LIlan.
He denounced Speaker Entfekin,
Mr.. Brown and the other ReDub-
licans on the Committee on Rules
In the seVerest terms. In fact, these
gentlemen and Mr.. Kennedy do not
speak now as they pass by. But when
the house adopted the rules as proposed
by the committee and set down on the
baby be became exceedingly sore, and
began denouncing the Republicans In
that body. The trouble with Kennedy
is that, like all such little minds, he
Overestimates his own strength when
compared with that Of an organic stiOn.
He seemed to thiDk that he carried the
&. o. .. OF Ohio In bis vest pocket and
could pull 1t out and curse 1t and slap 1t
at pleasure and return the thing where
1t was before undistuFbed. No doubt
the baby has been convinced that there
are numerous Republicans as well as
Democrats who are not afraid to incur
his displeasUre.
BELLIGERENT BOB